Division of Radiology and Midwifery, School of Health Sciences, City University of London, United Kingdom.
Nurse Educ Today. 2018 May;64:125-129. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2018.01.033. Epub 2018 Feb 6.
In April 2016 the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) introduced a new revalidation continuous professional development (CPD) policy. This policy states that revalidation is the responsibility of nurses, and although employers are urged to support the revalidation process, the NMC clearly states that employers have no legal requirement to provide either time or funds for the CPD activities of nurses and midwives (NMC, 2014, 2016; Royal College of Nursing, 2016). The aim of this professional development policy is to ensure that nurses and midwives maintain their professional competency and to promote public safety and confidence in nurses and midwives. A closer look at the process of revalidation suggests that several measures have been introduced to ensure that nurses and midwives conform to the CPD policy, and this paper examines the influence of governmentality and neoliberalism on the NMC's self-tracking revalidation policy. It will be recommended that the responsibility for the revalidation process should be shared by nurses, midwives, and their employers, and that time and money should be allocated for the professional development of nurses and midwives.
2016 年 4 月，护理和助产士理事会（NMC）引入了一项新的再认证持续专业发展（CPD）政策。该政策规定，再认证是护士的责任，尽管雇主被敦促支持再认证过程，但 NMC 明确表示，雇主没有法律要求为护士和助产士的 CPD 活动提供时间或资金（NMC，2014 年，2016 年；皇家护理学院，2016 年）。这项专业发展政策的目的是确保护士和助产士保持其专业能力，并促进公众对护士和助产士的安全和信心。仔细研究再认证过程表明，已经采取了几项措施来确保护士和助产士遵守 CPD 政策，本文探讨了治理和新自由主义对 NMC 自我跟踪再认证政策的影响。建议将再认证过程的责任由护士、助产士及其雇主共同承担，并为护士和助产士的专业发展分配时间和资金。
